Does Paul Haggis take us for idiots, or does he actually believe that this pretentious, simplistic film has any substance? Is he cynical or deluded? Either way, the result is the same: 'Third Person' is overwrought and vapid.

"Third Person" jumps from Paris to Rome to New York as it traces the hidden connections between three very different men. Here's our list of the nine best hyperlinked narratives and the four that didn't make it work.